Question

Is algae is a plant or not and how

Answer 1

• Algae are photosynthetic creatures. .
• They are neither plant, animal or fungi.
• Many algae are single celled, however some species are multicellular
• . Many, but not all of red and brown algae are multicellular

• Algae are able to photosynthesize, a key characteristic of plants, but lack true roots, stems, or leaves so are not considered plants.
• The two main groups of algae are prokaryotes (no nucleus) including the blue-green algae; and eukaryotes (contain a nucleus)."